[Case study] Being green while earning money in industry Credible innovation is not meant to glamorous. It's meant to work, like here.
[Blog] System-reinforcing vs. system-evolving innovation When your innovation work must focus on the here and now, focus on System Reinforcement and/ or System Evolution, instead of System Reinvention
[How to] Create an executive business case Get your business cases right. Focus on orienting your listeners and making them care, not on your solution
[Blog] Credibility is ... validated trust A flexible way to define credibility is as a ratio of the trust you have earned vs. that that a current situation demands.
[Leadership laws] The law of Goldilocks Don't wait for "perfect" on important innovation decisions: 40 - 70% certain is the best you can seek.
[Quote] It is not the critic who counts Why are you or your friends battling to bring passion projects to life? Because they must. It can be brutal. But remember it's worth it. And support those who take up that fight!
[Blog] Don't count on coordination to replace shared experience Communication and coordination alone are not remotely good enough for building trust, which matters when you change orgs.
[Blog] Why hire fractional leaders? They must deliver what they promise Fractionals, even more than other professional service providers, have aligned incentives with clients only to promise what they can deliver.
[Blog] Fractional leaders offer credible expertise for a changing world Everyone talks about "deploying AI." But as always, it's only 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration: Fractionals can make the 99% go better.
[Quote] I have tried to manifest that magical environment Leaders can't force alignment. Just as "management" isn't "leadership," so "governance" is not "shared mission."
[Blog] How innovation still matters in uncertain times Innovators add value in org's that focus on here & now via incremental steps to a long-term vision related to the same purpose as core operators.
[Blog] Beware the last 2 percent of work to startup milestones The last steps toward "getting good enough" can be the very hardest by far.
[Blog] A new "must-do purpose" — The solemn vow The "Solemn vow" (per new work by Roger Martin) adds another must-do purpose and unlocks logic for choosing among all four.